Climate action plan for the city of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico: a tool for sustainability

The development, implementation and monitoring of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan require a significant amount of data and analysis, as well as an effective and comprehensive decision making process. This chapter presents the pilot application of the proposed “MPC+ (Map - Plan - Choose - Check)” framework, through the “Action3” Decision Support System, in a Greek energy-producing community. The pilot application is conducted in three phases, namely the development of the baseline emission inventory (Phase I), the creation and evaluation of alternative Scenarios of Actions (Phase II) and the monitoring of the actions and measures implemented (Phase III). The city's univocal economy orientation of energy production through lignite is considered as a basic, inhibitory factor towards sustainability. In this respect, the city has committed to implement a series of appropriate renewable energy and rational use of energy activities in its territory, laying balanced emphasis on the local energy and heat production, and the promotion and implementation of measures on energy savings. A significant part of the CO2 emissions' reduction will come from the installation of biomass district heating systems in local communities.

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Engaging publics through climate math

Journal of Argumentation in Context ◽

10.1075/jaic.18020.nap ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 316-346 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tiara R. Na’puti ◽

Phaedra C. Pezzullo ◽

Leah Sprain ◽

Lydia Reinig

Keyword(s):

Fossil Fuels ◽

Environmental Planning ◽

Action Plan ◽

Climate Science ◽

National Leader ◽

Climate Action ◽

Climate Action Plan ◽

Key Terms ◽

The City

Abstract Energy democracy hopes to foster community engagement and participation in shaping our transition from fossil fuels to a renewable energy-based economy. These considerations result from critiques by environmental justice, climate justice, and just transition advocates. Although many are sympathetic to energy democracy ideals, climate goals often are articulated in math terms. This essay defines the aforementioned key terms and asks: what are the limitations and possibilities of engaging publics when climate action solely is articulated in numbers? A compelling case study is the City of Boulder – recognized as a global leader in climate science and a national leader in innovative environmental planning. This essay shares work from 2016, when the City shared a climate action plan for public feedback, supported several public participation events, and passed climate action legislation goals. We argue a just transition and energy democracy ideals are hindered if we reduce climate goals to math.

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Research on Echinoderms in Latin America V

Revista de Biología Tropical ◽

10.15517/rbt.v69isuppl.1.46319 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 69 (Suppl.1) ◽

pp. I-XXIII

Author(s):

Rebeca Granja-Fernández ◽

María-Dinorah Herrero-Pérezrul ◽

Juan-José Alvarado

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

New Species ◽

Latin American ◽

Baja California ◽

Baja California Sur ◽

La Paz ◽

Scientific Papers ◽

The City ◽

Species Taxonomy ◽

New Distribution

It is a pleasure for us to present this compendium that represents the sixth product of publications of the Iberoamerican Echinoderm Network (RIE), corresponding to 40 scientific papers presented at the Fourth Latin American Conference of Echinoderms, held from November 10th to 15th 2019 in the city of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. These works encompass aspects of echinoderms such as descriptions of new species, taxonomy, lists of species, new distribution records, paleontology, ecology, reproduction, physiology and aquaculture.

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Modelling and Multi-Criteria Analysis of Anaerobic Digestion Process to Get Upgraded Methane from Bio-Residues in the City of Reykjavik

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2019030046 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 46

Author(s):

Finger ◽

Stepanovic ◽

Llano

Keyword(s):

Anaerobic Digestion ◽

Sewage Sludge ◽

Food Waste ◽

Organic Waste ◽

Waste Treatment ◽

Action Plan ◽

Digestion Process ◽

Climate Action ◽

Climate Action Plan ◽

The City

Anaerobic digestion of urban organic wastes, farming slurries or sewage sludge is a common practice in waste treatment plants. In the city of Reykjavik, the organic waste fraction constituted by 60% of biomass and 40% of food waste will be transformed by the local waste company SORPA providing biofuel for up to 10% of the cars. Such measures belong to the 2018-2030 Climate Action Plan from the Icelandic Government.

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Climate Change and Environmental Education

Periódico Eletrônico Fórum Ambiental da Alta Paulista ◽

10.17271/1980082717320213046 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Denise Regina da Costa Aguiar ◽

Paulo Eduardo Alves Camargo-Cruz ◽

Flávia Grecco Resende

Keyword(s):

Environmental Education ◽

Action Plan ◽

Material Point ◽

Pedagogical Practices ◽

Critical Perspective ◽

Environmental Preservation ◽

Climate Action ◽

Zero Carbon ◽

Climate Action Plan ◽

The City

This article sought to analyze the Climate Action Plan for the City of São Paulo 2020-2050 (PlanClima SP), published in June 2021, in dialogue with the documents: Curriculum of the City of Natural Sciences and 2030 Agenda. In a critical perspective of Environmental Education, the PlanClima SP establishes some actions towards zero carbon in 2050. In this sense, the objective of the study was to analyze the potentialities presented in the document for the development of sustainable pedagogical practices. The methodology selected for this study was qualitative, carried out with the analysis of the cited documents based on the concept of the Critical Environmental Education. The results found demonstrate practical possibilities for actions aimed at training critical and reflective students for a sustainable development. The Environmental Education actions proposed in the analyzed material point to the modification and construction of behaviors and attitudes aimed at the culture of environmental preservation. It is concluded that the discussion about carbon emissions in a critical and conscious way, through pedagogical practices, is powerful in environmental preservation and sustainability.

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Integrated Runoff-Storm Surge Flood Hazard Mapping Associated with Tropical Cyclones in the Suburbs of La Paz, Baja California Sur, México

GeoHazards ◽

10.3390/geohazards3010001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Miguel Angel Imaz-Lamadrid ◽

Jobst Wurl ◽

Ernesto Ramos-Velázquez ◽

Jaqueline Rodríguez-Trasviña

Keyword(s):

Tropical Cyclones ◽

Storm Surge ◽

Baja California ◽

The State ◽

Hazard Mapping ◽

Climate Change Scenarios ◽

Baja California Sur ◽

La Paz ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

Floods are amongst the most frequent and destructive type of disaster, causing significant damage to communities. Globally, there is an increasing trend in the damage caused by floods generated by several factors. Flooding is characterized by the overflow of water onto dry land. Tropical cyclones generate floods due to excess water in rivers and streams and storm surges; however, the hazard of both phenomena is presented separately. In this research we present a methodology for the estimation of flood hazards related to tropical cyclones, integrating runoff and storm surge floods. As a case study, we selected the south-western suburbs of the city of La Paz, the capital of the state of Baja California Sur in northwest Mexico. The city has experienced in recent years an expansion of the urban area. In addition, there is an infrastructure of great importance such as the transpeninsular highway that connects the capital with the north of the state, as well as the international airport. Our results indicate that urban areas, agricultural lands, as well as the air force base, airport, and portions of the transpeninsular highway are in hazardous flood areas, making necessary to reduce the exposure and vulnerability to these tropical cyclone-related events. A resulting map was effective in defining those areas that would be exposed to flooding in the face of the impact of tropical cyclones and considering climate change scenarios, which represents an invaluable source of information for society and decision-makers for comprehensive risk management and disaster prevention.

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DRAFT Climate Change Adaptation Indicators Framework for the City of Boston, MA

10.31230/osf.io/sabx2 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

SeaPlan

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Climate Adaptation ◽

Action Plan ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Climate Action ◽

Change Climate ◽

Mitigate Climate Change ◽

Climate Action Plan ◽

The City

Despite global efforts to mitigate climate change, climate change impacts are occurring, and will likely increase in severity in the coming decades. The City of Boston has stated its commitment to mitigating climate change and preparing the city for its impacts through the establishment of the Climate Action Plan (2010). Through their report, the Climate Action Leadership Committee and the Community Advisory Committee of the City of Boston established the need for an indicators framework to track the progress of the City of Boston in preparing for climate change. “A Draft Climate Adaptation Indicators Framework for the City of Boston, MA” provides a pragmatic approach to establishing indicator metrics to better understand the City of Boston’s vulnerabilities and to evaluate and track its progress in implementing preparedness and resilience measures. This report describes the four-step methodology to develop a climate change adaptation (CCA) indicators framework, the resulting draft CCA indicators framework, and recommendations for next steps in implementing and honing this framework.

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